St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-12-19
STILL LOOKS OMIHOUS.
Considerable War Talk Heard Among
the Austrians.
ALL EDITORS KEEPING MUM.
How Matters Are Sized Up at Berlin
and L0nd0n---Russia's Brussels
Credit.

VIENNA. Dec. 1S.-TO-day the unoffi-
cial bourse was feverishly agitated over
startling rumOrS regarding the decisions
of the military council. Most of the ru-
mOrs were unfOunded, the only one with
any probability being the report that
defensive measures were to be taken also
on the Bulgarian and Servian frontiers.
Editors OF newspapers were summoned
to the police bureau to-day and re-
minded of the law prohibiting the pub
licatiOn of movements of troops and
other military preparations. A tele-
gram to the Presse from Belgrade re-
ports that Russian agitat0rs are eX-
tremely active in Servia. The rifle
factory at Steyer is turning out 1000
repeating rifles every week. The mill
tary council in this city to-day was pre-
sided over by Emperor Francis Joseph.
There were present Herr Ven TiSZa.
Hungarian prime minister; Count Won
Taafe, minister of the interior;
Count KalnOky, Count Bylandt
Rheidt, imperial minister of war;
Herr Won Kallay, imperial min
lister of finance; Archduke AL
brecht, Count Won Welserheimer, min
lister of defense of Austria, and Baron
Won Feiervary, minister of defense of
Hungary. Previous to and after the
council Herr Won Tisza had a confer
ence with Count Kalnoky. The council
resolved that the expended portion of
the credit of 52,000,000 fOriUs
voted last spring shall be ap-
piled to the purchase of equip
ments and construction of huts for
troops in Galicia. No increase of the
forces in Galicia has yet been decided
upon, and, if there is no further aug
mentation of Russian troops on the
frontier. Austria will adhere to the policy
CT observation. Another military coun-
ell has been summoned for tomorrow.
1t is semi-Otticially stated that the
cabinet shares in the belief that good
relations with Russia will be main
tanned. No difference exists except
with respect to Bulgaria. Austria is
ready to assist i'll a pacific So
announcement in the Inyalide Rus
Sc that Russia project whole
series of military measures,
of which the recent increae
of forces in Poland is only
part, enjoins increased military vigi-
lance. Austria must keep pace with
Russian plans. Count Won Taafe and
Herr Won TiSZa agree that the summon
ing of the delegations in the meantime
would be inOppOrtune.
BERLIN, Dee 1S.-The North German
Gazette says: Austria evidently ex-
pected more honest answer than that
of the Invalide Russo, an answer that,
if unresOlved to undo the measures al
ready taken, Russia would at least listen
to Just objections TO her frontier move
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tactics. If reinforcing in Russia con-
tinues we would not be surprised to see
Austria-Hungary doing likewise"
BERLIN. Dee. lS.-The National lei
tung says Gen. Won SchweInetz. the
German ambassador to Russia, returns
to st. Petersburg with conciliatory in
stTuctionS. Prince Bismarck. the
paper says. cOunselS Austria.
while strengthening her mill
tary position, to avoid giving provo
cation to Russia. The emperor to-day
received Hung-Tuen, the Chinese min
lister. and Marquis SaronZie, the Japan
ese representative. COnnt Herbert
Bismarck was present at the interview.
1t is officially explained that the court
circular announcing meeting
yesterday between the emperor and
Count Won MOltke and 1otherS created
the erroneous impression that military
council had been held. The emperor, it
is stated, did not hold a council, but
merely gave reception to Gen. Won
Moltke and other officers.
BRUSSELS, Dee. 1S.-RusSia'S en-
deavOrs to raise a loan here and at Am
Sterdam have failed.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-the Vienna cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
Austria and Germany are acting like
one nation with regard to the war scare.
Austria takes no step without Germany's
approval"